Safina Namukwaya Becomes Africa's Oldest Mother At 70

Safina Namukwaya has become one of the world’s oldest mothers as she welcomes twins at age 70.

A 70-year-old woman has made history after giving birth to twins via IVF treatment, Daily Mail reports.Safina Namukwaya from Uganda became the oldest woman to give birth in Africa after she delivered a baby girl and a baby boy on Wednesday afternoon, the Women’s Hospital International and Fertility Centre in the Ugandan capital of Kampala said.

Medics at the hospital said the mother and her two babies are doing well after they were delivered via a caesarean.

‘This story isn’t just about medical success; it’s about the strength and resilience of the human spirit,’ the hospital said.

Ms Namukwaya told the NTV channel that this was her second delivery in three years after she gave birth to a girl named Sarah in 2020.

The mother said she had suffered some complications and difficulties during her pregnancy, including the father of her children leaving her.

‘Men don’t like to hear that you are going to have more than one child,’ Ms Namukwaya says. ‘Even after I was admitted, my man never showed up.’

Ms. Namukwaya said in the past she had suffered miscarriages, lost her husband in the 1990s, and faced stigma within her community for not having any children.

She said she faced judgment and criticism during this difficult period.

Speaking after welcoming her first baby, Sarah, in 2020, Ms Namukwaya said: “Many people judged and abused me for being barren but, I decided to leave everything to the Almighty God who has finally answered my prayers.”

She said: “One time, a very young boy heckled me saying I had been cursed by my mother to die without a child.”